Nueva Pescanova drops industrial octopus farm plan in Las Palmas after activist pressure

Spanish seafood giant Nueva Pescanova had planned to open the world's first industrial octopus farm at the port of Las Palmas, targeting production of 3,000 tonnes of meat per year. Animals were to be kept in crowded tanks and killed with ice-cold water. After five years of campaigning, animal rights organisations have announced a victory — the farm will not be built, though the company has not fully abandoned the concept.

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